ACC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPION VIRGINIA TO HEADLINE BARCLAYS CENTER CLASSIC ON NOVEMBER 28 AND 29, 2014

BROOKLYN (March 12, 2014) – ACC regular season champion and currently No. 6 ranked Virginia will headline the third annual Barclays Center Classic college basketball event on November 28 and 29, 2014. Rutgers, Vanderbilt, and La Salle will round out the field in Brooklyn.

Tickets will go on sale Friday, March 21 at 10 a.m. and are available through Ticketmaster by visiting www.barclayscenter.com or www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center starting Saturday, March 22 at noon.

With Rutgers joining the Big Ten next season, the Barclays Center Classic teams will represent several of the nation’s top conferences, including the ACC (Virginia), the Southeastern Conference (Vanderbilt) and the Atlantic 10 (La Salle).  Matchups will be announced at a later date.

“We are excited to continue bringing a great college basketball atmosphere to Brooklyn,” said Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark. “During the first two years, this event has hosted several storied programs such as Kentucky, Maryland and St. John’s, and we are thrilled to be delivering teams from the nation’s powerhouse conferences once again next season. Barclays Center Classic is one of our signature events and we are proud that our venue has become a significant national setting for college basketball.”

Brooklyn Nets All Access season ticket buyers have the opportunity to purchase tickets for Barclays Center events before the general public. For more information, visit www.barclayscenter.com and follow @BarclaysCenter on Twitter and Facebook (facebook.com/BarclaysCenter) for the latest updates and special pre-sale offers.

The Barclays Center college basketball platform BROOKLYN HOOPS™ is presented by Ticketmaster, with other partners including Applebee’s, GEICO, High Point Solutions, McDonald’s, Modell’s, JetBlue, New York Life, PC Richard & Son, and Honda.

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